Remembering The 'Divine Diahann Carroll'

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🗓️ 17 July 2020

⏱️ 17 minutes

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On what would have been Diahann Carroll's 85th birthday, we're celebrating the legacy of the actress, model and singer. Reporter Sonari Glinton went to her estate sale and took a tour of some of the objects that represent important moments in Ms. Carroll's life. And because Diahann Carroll achieved so many firsts, the exhibit was more like a civil rights exhibit than an auction.

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0:00.0	You're listening to Coatswitch from NPR.
0:02.5	I'm Karen Grigsby-Bates.
0:06.9	July 17th, 2020 would have been the 85th birthday of Diane Carroll.
0:12.4	So today on the show, we're celebrating the legacy of the late actress and singer.
0:18.1	From the mid-1950s till her death in October, Carroll blazed a trail of firsts,
0:24.0	first black woman to win a Tony Award for best actress in a lead role of a musical.
0:29.6	First black woman to have her own TV show not playing a domestic worker.
0:33.8	She was one of the first models for Ebony magazine.
0:37.6	Diane Carroll was a star of Broadway, Cabaret's stage, and Vegas,
0:42.0	but most impactfully, movies and television.
0:45.3	I don't sleep in my clothes, nor do I sleep with them.
0:48.4	I require one bedroom for my wardrobe and one for myself.
0:51.6	What sort of hospital is it?
0:53.6	Very fine one. Is it black?
0:56.3	No. It's a lovely old red brick.
0:59.5	And how are you, Marion?
1:01.0	Oh, I'm splendid, Monica.
1:02.8	You look as scrumptious as a piece of pastry.
1:05.2	I've talked.
1:09.7	To hear more about Diane Carroll, we're joined by Sonari Glinton.
1:13.4	He covered business for NPR.
1:15.1	Now he's a Forbes contributor among other things.
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